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Crime in SO45 3JA
How much crime is recorded in SO45 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langdown & Dibden Purlieu
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,118 (2024)
How safe is SO45 3JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SO45 3JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SO45 3JANational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.